Illegal miners are called "zama zama" ("take a chance" in Zulu) and operate in abandoned mines in the mineral-rich country.
Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after the government cut off vital supplies ...
The company has announced the appointment of a new group CEO and deputy group CEO, effective from 1 January 2025.
Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after authorities cut off their supplies and ...
Illegal mining continues to be widespread in South Africa, where miners enter abandoned shafts to search for remaining ...
Authorities in South Africa have cut off supplies to nearly 4,000 illegal gold miners hiding underground, as the government ...
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Harmony Gold, South Africa's biggest gold producer by volume, said on Thursday it had appointed ...
Illegal miners — known locally as Zama Zama — are often men from neighboring countries who come to South Africa without the ...
Officials are hoping the strategy will force the workers out of the mineshaft and to the surface, where they will be arrested ...